Antoine Zananiri

Waleed Jarjouhi

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Twenty five senior managers of Arab banks in London met with four officials from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on 28 November. The meeting lasted for an hour and a half and was the second such meeting organised by the Arab Bankers Association this year.
The meeting was held under the Chatham House Rule.
Topics discussed included
the PRA's approach to supervising subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks
possible changes to the UK deposit insurance scheme
the implementation of the Senior Managers' Regime
capital weightings for development finance
liquidity reporting for branches and subsidiaries of non-European Economic Area banks
improving the quality of returns under the Common Reporting (CoRep) Framework (issued by the EBA in respect of the Capital Re...

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Our Christmas Party will be held in the evening of Thursday 15th December at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge.
The party will start at 6pm and finish at 9pm. In addition to exceptional catering, there will be entertainment and raffle prizes.
Tickets cost £55 (for members and non-members) and may be purchased from the ABA head office or through this website.
To buy through the head office, please contact Joumana Karam (020 7659 4889), Esin Erdil (020 7659 4892) or Riem Mroue (020 7659 4850).
(Don't forget to bring your ticket to the event - it has a number that will be important when we draw the raffle prizes!)

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There have been significant changes in what the UK government now expects from large firms, both in terms of their tax strategies and their compliance with tax regulations. Furthermore, the government is planning to introduce a new corporate criminal offence of 'failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion'.
Anne-Frances Reid, a Director in PwC's Banking and Capital Markets Tax division, and Megan Cooper, a Manager in the Tax Reporting and Strategy Division, briefed ABA corporate members on the latest developments during an invitation-only lunch, held at the Association's offices on ...

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C5 is organising a conference on Financial Crime Compliance in the Middle East, to be held in the United Arab Emirates on 8-9 March 2017.
The agenda includes presentations by Western and Middle Eastern financial regulators as well as leading regional and international banks and law firms.
There will also be a pre-conference workshop, held on 7 March, that will address latest appraoches to financial crime risk assessment.
The conference brochure can be downloaded here.

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Our Annual Gala Dinner brought together nearly 300 members of London's Arab banking community on 27 November. The evening included the presentation of the Association's annual award for Distinguished Service to Arab Banking, to HE Saddek el-Kaber, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya and the Chairman of Bank ABC. The Keynote Speech was delivered by Tom Tugendhat, MP, who was preceded by Ambassador Manuel Hassassian, the Palestinian representative in London.
Welcoming the guests, the ABA's CEO noted that the Middle East is facing almost unprecedented challenges, both political and econ...

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Frontier Exchange will be hosting a two-day roadshow for Islamic enterprises in London on 1-2 November. The event will be heavily focussed on financial institutions but will also consider broader issues such as Islamic food, fintech and tourism. In addition to the plenary presentations there will be opportunities to arrange one-on-one meetings with participating Islamic enterprises.
The roadshow will be held at The Hyatt Regency-Churchill Hotel, 30 Portman Square, London W1H 7HB.
Full information on the roadshow, including details of how to register are available here.

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The ABA's Gala Dinner for 2016 will be held on Thursday 27 October at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London's Knightsbridge.
We will be honouring Saddek El-Kaber, the Chairman of Bank-ABC and the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya for his Distinguished Service to Arab Banking. Mr. El-Kaber will be introduced by Mr. Farouq El-Okdah, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt.
The ABA Annual Gala Dinner is the premier social event in London for the Arab financial community and those who work alongside Arab financial institutions. It attracts 250-300 guests.
In addi...